A nerdy teenager buys an old 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine, refurbishes it, and becomes obsessed with the car. But he discovers that the Fury is possessed by an evil spirit that empowers his worst impulses, as it wreaks indestructible vengeance upon anyone seeking to do him harm.

John Carpenter takes a singular look at the horrors of American adolescence in this ominous adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. Ripe with repression, possession, and rock ‘n’ roll, it also features John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton, and a violent, supernatural automobile!